Among historical events of the 20th century, the Holocaust is unrivaled as the subject of scholarly and literary writing. Through readings of American, German, and French literary texts, this book investigates how second-generation writers employ similar tropes of stigmatization to express their troubled relationships to their parents' histories.再讀一些...

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McGlothlin effectively borrows from psychology in her discussion of trauma ... using the concept of dissociation to examine both character and narrative structure. ... In addition to a sound overall analysis, the author also exhibits a true gift for rhetoric. For example, in the introduction, McGlothlin examines the etymology of the word stigmata and those historically branded with marks, a fate for both the innocent (slaves) and the guilty (criminals)... GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW This book is a gem. International and interdisciplinary in content, it sheds new and important light on the continuing legacy of the Holocaust for those who come after the event but continue to live in its unending shadow. -- Alan L. Berger, Florida Atlantic University再讀一些...